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What Holds Women Back from Becoming Strong Public Speakers? While women have advanced in many arenas, women will never achieve their full potential if they avoid public speaking. Whether addressing a crowd at an event or conference or leading an internal meeting,...

How to Negotiate the Best Compensation Package at a New Company The interview process is only the first step when transitioning to a new position. When HR makes an offer, negotiations can begin. Your mindset while negotiating will directly impact whether you come away...

5 tips to turn your hobby into a powerhouse career Corporate burnout is no laughing matter. For women, especially, the work-life struggle is proving harder and harder to juggle as our professional lives bleed more and more into our personal lives. Luckily, we live in...

Baby Boomers and Job Change – The First Step Can Be the Toughest Susan is 54 years old – and she’s a little scared. After twenty plus years in her job she finds herself looking at new employment options. She hadn’t planned on this. But she’s not alone. Susan is one...

Feel Confident at Work, Even When You Don’t According to Glassdoor, the things that hold us back at work, besides stressful environments or situations, include fear of looking stupid, fear of coming off as a know-it-all, fear of speaking up, and fear of failure. These...

Build Essential Workplace Skills In College College is more than a place to crack the books! Workplace success requires more than book smarts and technical knowledge. Soft skills such as communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to work on a...

A Dozen Lessons from Top Consultants on How to Be Great Management consultants hold some of the most demanding and rewarding jobs in the world. A climb to the top of the consulting industry is a huge challenge that Christie Lindor, consultant, author, and mentor, is...

College Grads Don’t Know How to Job Search… Here’s How to Land Your Dream Job After Graduation We often ask advice from “people like us” – our peers. To get a different perspective, I asked Joey Randazzo, 2016 graduate of University of Puget Sound and Project Manager...

3 Ways to Interview as a Team Player Do you come across at an interview as a competent but self-interested candidate or as a high-performing team player? Many companies are anxious to hire new employees who don’t just have the right experience and expertise, but who...

Being terminated from a job is scary. Reality is, it’s not always your fault, but in some cases, there may have been steps you could have taken to prevent it from happening. There are usually three reasons why you could get fired, says Debra Benton, co-author with...